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<TITLE>Magic-8.3 Command Reference</TITLE>
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<H2>zoom</H2>
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Zoom window by specified magnification factor.
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<H3>Shortcuts:</H3>
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      Key macro <B>z</B> implements the command <B>zoom 0.5</B> (zoom out
	by a factor of 2). <BR>
      Key macro <B>Z</B> implements the command <B>zoom 2</B> (zoom in
	by a factor of 2).
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<H3>Usage:</H3>
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      <B>zoom</B> <I>factor</I> <BR><BR>
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         where <I>factor</I> is any real value.  Values larger than 1
	 indicate a zoom in, while values smaller than 1 indicate a
	 zoom out.
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<H3>Summary:</H3>
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      The <B>zoom</B> command implements view scaling in the layout
      window in and out by the indicated magnification factor.  <P>

      Note that several other commands effect a change in the view scale
      factor, including <B>findbox zoom</B> and <B>view</B> with
      coordinate arguments.
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<H3>Implementation Notes:</H3>
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      <B>zoom</B> is implemented as a built-in window command in <B>magic</B>.
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<H3>See Also:</H3>
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      <A HREF=center.html><B>center</B></A> <BR>
      <A HREF=view.html><B>view</B></A> <BR>
      <A HREF=findbox.html><B>findbox</B></A> <BR>
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<P><I>Last updated:</I> March 7, 2020 at 1:06pm <P>
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